English Dictionary

amateur hour

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈamətə ˈaʊə(ɹ)/

名詞

アメリカ英語 慣用表現

(chiefly US) An event, particularly on radio or television, showcasing the talents of amateur performers.

日本語の意味

（主にラジオやテレビなどで）素人のパフォーマーによる才能や技量を披露するイベント。 / 放送局内で、プロでない参加者がパフォーマンスを行う番組や催し物。

The local radio station's amateur hour introduced some surprisingly talented new singers from the neighborhood.

地元のラジオ局が放送した素人の才能披露番組は、近所から来た驚くほど才能のある新しい歌手たちを紹介した。

意味（1）

(chiefly US) An event, particularly on radio or television, showcasing the talents of amateur performers.

Momma was very talented. She liked to act in plays … She used to sing, do a lot of singing in French, you know. … They used to have amateur hours in those days. You didn't have that many places to go. She performed for the amateur hours at church fairs and at St. James High School.

意味（2）

(chiefly US, idiomatic) A situation or activity in which the participants show a lack of skill, sound judgment, or professionalism.

Two years into its first term the [Jimmy] Carter Administration developed a foreign policy that seems in perfect continuity with its six predecessors. […] Little change has taken place during what has been called the amateur hour except for a slight quickening of the Cold War pulse.

amateur hours （ plural ）